My boyfriend grew up in easthampton and rode for the NCC (northampton cycling club) when he gets home from his trip I can give you more details. He defintiely has a favorite bike shop in northampton for mountain biking. Its a great area for that. Its also easy to go up into vermont for skiing and more biking. I really liked it up there, I've visited twice... but only in the summer. Also, get beer at opa-opa steakhouse in southampton. The F15 is so good.